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X Window System Turns 40 - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoAncient Slashdot reader ewhac writes: On June 19, 1984, Robert Scheifler announced on MIT's Project Athena mailing list a new graphical windowing system he'd put together.
30 Years of FreeDOS - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoFreeDOS, the open-source OS that is helping keep the legacy of DOS alive, will turn 30 next week. Founded in 1994 by Jim Hall, then a college student, FreeDOS was created as a response to Microsoft's ...
Satellite 'Megaconstellations' May Jeopardize Recovery of Ozone Hole - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's ...
Heat Waves Grip 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoAn anonymous reader shares a report: Punishing heat waves gripped three continents on Tuesday, breaking records in cities around the Northern Hemisphere less than two weeks after the Earth recorded ...
IBM, Kyndryl Sued For Age Discrimination By Its Own VPs - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoThomas Claburn reports via The Register: Once again, IBM has been sued for age discrimination, this time alongside spin-off Kyndryl, for allegedly cutting the jobs of older workers while creating ...
Mathematician Reveals 'Equals' Has More Than One Meaning In Math - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days ago"It turns out that mathematicians actually can't agree on the definition of what makes two things equal, and that could cause some headaches for computer programs that are increasingly being ...
Meta Releases Threads API For Developers To Build 'Unique Integrations' - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoMeta has released the Threads API for developers to build "unique integrations" into the text-based conversation app. The Verge reports: "People can now publish posts via the API, fetch their ...
Zelda is Finally Getting Her Own Game - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoAfter years of playing second fiddle to Link in her own franchise, Princess Zelda is finally getting a video game of her own this fall. From a report: During today's Direct presentation, Nintendo ...
Perplexity AI Faces Scrutiny Over Web Scraping and Chatbot Accuracy - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoPerplexity AI, a billion-dollar "AI" search startup, has come under scrutiny for its data collection practices and accuracy of its chatbot responses. Despite claiming to respect website operators ...
Ontario Science Center To Close Immediately Over Roof Collapse Risk - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoThe Ontario Science Center, a world-class science and cultural institution in Toronto, is shutting down immediately due to the risk that the building's roof could collapse, the province announced ...
